fungus wrote:AIUI, a drum has a larger contact area, and therefor more friction is produced which should result in more power. But this results in more heat being produced, which has an adverse effect on braking, therefor, drums are less efficient except as hand brakes.
Nigel.
Ah, so I see...
I wonder if someone has come up with a disc brake where you've got 4 pads acting on the same disc, on opposite ends of the axle...?